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About Sehara Village

Sehara is a mid sized village in Burdwan II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 918, made up of 476 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sehara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sehara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Burdwan II
Pincode 713423
Area (hectares) 132.1 hectares
Population 918
Male Population 476
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sehara compares

By the 2011 count Sehara is the 54th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,766 residents. Its 132.1 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Sehara

Sehara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sehara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sehara from other places

Sehara lies about 18 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Seharabazar, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sehara
Nearest railway station Seharabazar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Burdwan II 18 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 18 km
Nearest town Barddhamān 18 km

Villages closest to Sehara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Burdwan II tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sehara

As per the Census of India 2011, Sehara village had a population of 918. That makes it the 54th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,766 residents.

Sehara village has 476 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sehara has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Sehara is 713423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sehara covers 132.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sehara falls under Burdwan II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sehara is Seharabazar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sehara.

Sehara is about 18 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sehara is in Burdwan II tehsil of Barddhaman district. Seharabazar is about under 2 km away. Burdwan II is about 18 km away. Barddhaman is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalinagar (11 km), Ramnagar (11 km) and Kanainatshal (16 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sehara today is likely to be higher.

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